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Australian cities multiple choice: Sunshine Coast
What do you know about Australia's linear city, the Sunshine Coast?
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Last updated: September 4, 2023
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| First submitted | September 26, 2022 |
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1.
Where's the airport?
Minyama
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Mudjimba
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Mooloolaba
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Maroochydore
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2.
The Majestic Theatre in Pomona is NOT:
an outdoor cinema
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the oldest silent movie cinema in the world
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listed on the Queensland Heritage Register
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the longest continuously operating movie theatre in Australia
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3.
Sometimes called the Oracle of Eumundi, which Australian Prime Minister grew up on the Sunshine Coast?
Joe Lyons
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Kevin Rudd
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John Gorton
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Malcolm Turnbull
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4.
What is the tourist attraction in Bli Bli?
a castle
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a gold mine
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a chewing gum museum
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a pick-your-own-mangoes farm
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5.
What are Kondalilla, Booloumba, Wappa and Serenity?
highways
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waterfalls
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primary schools
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tortoises at the Sunshine Coast Aquarium
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6.
Who named the cape east of Caloundra after himself?
General Tilney
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Colonel Brandon
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Captain Wickham
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Lieutenant Denny
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7.
Townships on the Sunshine Coast were first established to support what industry?
fishing
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forestry
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dairy farming
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rubber tapping
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8.
In October 1929, what destroyed many buildings, including the town hall, bank and library in Nambour?
a fire
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a flood
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a cyclone
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an earthquake
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9.
There have been several famous people named David Low. After which one was the major coastal road through the Sunshine Coast named?
the bishop (1768-1855)
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the politician (1911-1974)
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the cartoonist (1891-1963)
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the agriculturalist (1786-1859)
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10.
A theme park next to the Coolum Resort, opened in 2013, featured 160 what?
Pythons
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Rubber trees
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Replica dinosaurs
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Vintage sports cars
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11.
What was the area called before the name Sunshine Coast was gazetted in 1967?
The Serpentine
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The Endeavour Coast
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The Near North Coast
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The Glasshouse Beaches
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12.
Where can you find a sculpture garden?
Eumundi Museum
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Caloundra Regional Gallery
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University of the Sunshine Coast Art Gallery
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Maroochy Regional Bushland Botanic Garden
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13.
What is commemorated by the memorial at Alexandra Headland?
The 100th anniversary of the Maroochy Sailing Club
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Cyclones Wendy and Daisy, which hit in February 1972
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Tracker dogs used by the Australian Army in the Vietnam War
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The service of HMAS Brisbane, which was scuttled at Mooloolooba
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14.
What takes up 1.5 acres of Caloundra in the shape of a star?
A water park
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A parrot aviary
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A hedge maze
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A go-kart track
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15.
The Sunshine Coast Council was the first local government in Australia to build what?
A solar farm
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A flood levee
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A public library
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A cyclone shelter for boats
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